Curated list of ICO approaches
  • Introduction
  • 1 - ICO Features to consider
    • Multiround
    • Forecasting
    • Volume Discount
    • Disable Transfers
    • Roadmap dependent on token sale proceeds
  • 2 - ICO Approaches
    • Dutch Auction approach
    • Interactive Coin Offering approach
    • Variable Token Vesting approach
    • Discounted Refunds approach
    • Proportional Token Allocation aka Proportional Refund approach
    • Continuous Token Model aka Safe Token aka NoICO approach
    • Inflation Funding approach
    • Curated List approach
    • DAICO approach
    • Bonded Token Presale approach
    • Microrounded Auction approach
  • 3 - Experimental ICO Approaches
    • Initial Free Offering
    • Initial Bounty Offering
  • 4 - Unclassified
    • Reverse ICO
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When discussing blockchains, the term “” is typically used to refer to the set of cryptoeconomic rules that maintain distributed consensus across a peer-to-peer network. In this sense of the term, there is one protocol per blockchain and one native token per protocol (with a few exceptions). However, blockchain consensus isn’t the only use case for cryptoeconomic protocols. More generally, cryptoeconomic protocols create financial incentives that drive a network of rational economic agents to coordinate their behavior towards the completion of a process.

Protocol -> Model -> Approach

We decided that the term "ICO protocol" is too strict. In many articles, the term "ICO model" is used instead. However, we prefer "ICO approach" as this document focuses more on providing diverse real-world examples, then on strict classification. Remember, many properties of these approaches can be combined.

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